ABBEY CHURCH AND ABBEY TREASURY

In 1138, Alberic, sent by Saint-Bernard, founded the Cistercian Abbey of Notre-Dame de La Blessing of God, whose name will be distorted over the ages in La Bénisson-Dieu. The primitive abbey church dates back to the end of the th century. A transition between Romanesque and Gothic arts is a typically Cistercian building: glass stained glass, sober lines magnifiées by blond limestone. At the end of the th century, Abbé Pierre de La Fin carried out considerable work: A 51 m height of the bell, the roof of the glazed polychrome tiles… After the wars of the religion wars, the abbey was devastated. In 1611, the monks permutent with the nuns of Mégemont, in Auvergne, whose abbess, madame De, restored the monastery and deputy to the church a baroque chapel dedicated to the Virgin. The abbey closes at the time of the Revolution and its buildings serve as stone quarry. Dominated by its imposing bell tower, only the church remains with its remarkable glazed tile cover, which is cut off from the choir and transept. Guided by light and sound, you will discover the history of these places, telling each other in music, through a stethoscope helmet. No less than 149 bright spots animate this 45-minute visit, which takes place every week in season, at dusk, and also in July and August.